EXCLUSIVE: Bored Ape signs NFT as Major League Soccer athlete
Major League Soccer – the US’ official soccer league (or “Football League” if you’re in another part of the world) – just announced a notable new signing: Striker, a Bored Ape NFT. The news was announced in an exclusive release shared with NFT.
One type was signed by a division of Get Engaged called ge3. With the deal, the team hopes to tap into the sports world’s growing interest in NFTs over the past few years. Before Stryker was packaged into a virtual athlete, he was simply known as Bored Ape #6045. Get Engaged has made a big investment in securing this particular monkey, and that’s putting it lightly. In the end, they picked it up for 100 ETH. This gave its previous owner a pretty hefty profit, as they bought the Ape NFT in 2021 for just 8.45 ETH.
The striker will make his virtual debut as the league’s newest All-Star at the MLS All-Star Game on August 10. On the virtual pitch, the striker is set to play – you guessed it – the striker’s position
However, this signing is not Major League Soccer’s first dance with the NFT. The league launched its first NFT collection in May 2021 and partnered with sports-focused NFT marketplace Soror to launch a blockchain-based fantasy soccer game in March 2022.
Major League Soccer has expanded its presence in the NFT market
In the world of sports, NFTs have steadily gained traction as investment and community-building opportunities continue to unfold. The NBA has seen projects like Top Shot, a team-focused project, and included key supporters like four-time NBA champ Steph Curry. On the other hand, the NFL just launched a blockchain game of its own, and even featured plenty of NFTs during the advertising gold mine known to everyone as the Super Bowl.
Virtual entities are nothing new in the entertainment industry. after the gorilla Debuting in the late 2000s, avatar-based music projects gradually gained popularity, culminating in the explosion of the VTuber scene in the late 2010s. In recent memory, we’ve even seen a virtual musician beef with legendary hip-hop producer Timbaland.
As NFTs continue to grow in both the sports and entertainment industries, it makes sense for creators to look for projects that work at the intersection of these multi-billion dollar industries.
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